a sheet glass that contains a layer of reinforcing wire netting within it
wire glass in American English
US
sheet glass containing wire netting
wire glass in American English
noun
a pane or sheet of glass having a network of wire embedded within it as a reinforcement
Word origin
[1895–1900]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backstage, calling card, frame of reference, freewheel, slapstick